Category Archives: Podcasts
Podcast: Stephen Nachmanovitch, Author and Improviser
Stephen Nachmanovitch performs and teaches internationally as an improvisational violinist, and at the intersections of music, dance, theater, and multimedia arts. He is the author of Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art (Penguin, 1990). Born in 1950, he studied at Harvard and the University of California, where he earned a Ph.D. in the History [...]
Emily Wright, cellist
Emily Wright has played and taught professionally for nearly two decades. She has toured the US and UK extensively, and most recently completed teaching workshops in the southern states, making stops in Austin, Dallas, Atlanta and Miami. She battled pain and various injuries due to over practicing and what she calls “lousy technique” in her [...]
Patrick Smith, Guitarist
Patrick Smith has written & performed his music with oDD CamP, The Solaris Guitar Trio, FingerPaint, and as a soloist. His works for dance have been performed in New York, Richmond, Philadelphia, and at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, DC. His blog “A Journeyman’s Way Home” can be found here, [...]
Nancy Byl, Focal Dystonia Researcher
Nancy Byl is a physical therapist who cares for patients in the physical therapy clinic at UCSF Medical Center and administrative director of the Peter Ostwald Health Program for Performing Artists. She has a special clinical interest in repetitive strain injury, chronic pain and focal hand dystonia as well as the neurological rehabilitation of patients [...]
Robert Rickover, Alexander Technique Teacher
Robert Rickover teaches the Alexander Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, working with individual students and with groups. He graduated from the School of Alexander Studies in London, England in 1981 where he also served on the faculty. He studied for over fifteen years with master Alexander teacher Marjorie Barstow and frequently assisted her [...]
Jamie Ridler, Creative Living Coach
Jamie Ridler MA CPCC is a professional certified coach and an expert in creative living. Through one-on-one coaching, workshops and online resources, she helps creative independent spirits align their lives with their deepest truths. Her background in the arts includes dance, theatre and the expressive arts and infuses her coaching at every turn. Her popular [...]
David H. Thomas, Clarinetist and Teacher
Principal Clarinetist of the Columbus Symphony in Ohio since 1989, David H Thomas has had an outstanding career as a soloist as well as an orchestral player. During his previous position as Principal Clarinetist of the Kennedy Center Orchestra in Washington, DC, he was also well known in the Washington area for his numerous solo [...]
Gary Kosloski, Violinist and Teacher
Gary Kosloski, Canadian-born violinist and winner of the Governor General’s Medal, has been highly praised for his outstanding qualities as soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster and teacher. He has performed in Canada, Europe, and the United States, making a successful New York debut in 1985. Mr. Kosloski has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards [...]
Stephen Burns: Trumpet Player, Conductor, and Teacher
Recording credited to Hänssler Classics, with the Oregon Bach Festival and Helmuth Rilling. Trumpet virtuoso and conductor Stephen Burns is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Fulcrum Point New Music Project in Chicago. He has been acclaimed on four continents for his consistently and widely varied performances encompassing recitals, orchestral appearances, chamber ensemble engagements, [...]
Melissa Hullman, Yoga Therapist
Violinist and yoga therapist Melissa Hullman’s Baltimore-based yoga therapy practice specializes in performance-injury recovery and prevention for musicians. Dedicated to helping her clients realize more of their innate potential through developing greater ease and presence in performance, she regularly appears as a guest clinician and gives private consultations to musicians from orchestras throughout the country. [...]
